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Help the 4-Hour Chef Support Science & Technology !!!

Part of: The 4-Hour Chef Giveback Campaign
  • $580raised
  • 10projects funded
  • 10schools served
  • 10teachers supported
Your TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to this 501(c)(3) will help kids learn about science, technology, electronics and radio
  • Help Us "SNAP" Back into Electricity!

    Funded Jul 26, 2013

    I wish you could have seen the looks on my students' faces when they found out that our Snap Circuits had been funded. They can't WAIT to work with them in our fourth unit (Electricity) in the upcoming months! Thank you SO much for your generosity. The impact you have made on my students and their education is priceless, and a "thank you" just doesn't seem sufficient. Just know that my students will be filled with so much joy using these circuits. They will be able to experience electricity in a new way thank to you.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Dickerson

  • Artbot: A Creative Project That Teaches Open/Closed Circuit

    Funded May 14, 2013

    This project was so much fun and educational for all of the students. With the motors and batteries donated along with simple materials like a paper cup, a rubber band, markers, and electrical wires found around the house, students learned to create a robot that was able to move across the room. The process was long and required a lot of corrections and revisions which really drove the learning. Students truly learned how closed and open circuits work throughout this process. Without a closed circuit their robots did not move and they were required to go back and fix the correction. Most of the time, the students learned that the electrical wires were not connected to the battery correctly and had to go back to fix that problem. Other times, it was the wires that were not secured to the motor, or the cork on top was too heavy and did not spin therefore their robot stood still. Nevertheless, the challenges the students faced throughout this project taught them how electricity works in an open and closed circuit. This project was a hands on learning experience and taught the students so much about circuits while allowing them to have so much fun! The donations you made stirred much learning and creativity and will forever make a long lasting memory for each and every one of them!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Garrett

  • Multimeters for Physics

    Funded May 30, 2013

    Thank you for donating multimeters to my physics class. We have already used them this year for measuring temperature in thermodynamics labs. One teacher in earth science borrowed them for an ice cream making experiment she did with her students. My colleagues and I are grateful for your gift.

    My students will use the multimeters extensively in January and February when we cover electricity and magnetism in physics. They will be building circuits and will have their own meter. This will allow my students to each learn how to use them.

    The purchasing of the multimeters will enhance my ability to build hands-on activities for the students. These students will in turn, become our future scientists, engineers and doctors and improve our community. Thank you for your collaboration and support.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Arce-Larreta

  • Art Meets Science

    Funded Jun 11, 2013

    Thank you so much for generously giving to our classroom project, "Art Meets Science." My students were literally jumping up and down as we opened up the packages.

    The second half of our year is spent learning science, so we haven't started fully using these materials yet. Their arrival in our classroom has, however, already sparked some anticipation for the upcoming units and the students are excited to get started. I found out one of my advanced students is very interested in electricity, so I agreed to let him take home the Electronic Snap Circuit Set to learn it inside and out and become our resident expert. It has really spurred him on and he can't wait to share all of the things he's learning. His enthusiasm has inspired some of his fellow students to become experts in the other materials like the Chemistry Polymer Set. Our class can't wait to dig in and make new discoveries!

    Motivating students to want to learn is sometimes a challenge. With all of these exciting hands-on science and art tools at our disposal, you have made my job easy!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Sell

    This classroom project was brought to life by JPMorgan Chase and 9 other donors.
  • Engineering in the Classroom

    Funded May 16, 2013

    Thank you very much for your wonderful generosity, because of your donations, I was able to purchase a set of Solar transformers and a class set of balloon propelled helicopters.

    The helicopters were great to teach the students thrust and lift, the students were able to observe the design of the rotors, and were able to test the source of propulsion, the balloons. They tested several sizes of balloons and recorded the lift, speed and power, they made estimations and compared those estimations with actual performances, just like real test- crafts.

    The Solar Transformers fit beautifully into our STEM curriculum, where one of our components is alternate sources of energy. Students built the different types of vehicles that were possible with the transformers, a race car, a dump truck, and a concept car. Students recorded the speed and energy spent by each vehicle. They video taped the performances of their vehicles and made Power Points of their findings. Students were able to capture the energy from the sun through the little solar panels and observed how it powered the motors of the vehicles.

    Both of these projects helped the students be engineers by following the engineering process of planning, building, testing, redesigning, and testing again. Our STEM students are highly motivated and thoroughly enjoyed the helicopters and the solar transformers, you played a big part in their development; our country needs engineers and hopefully, through projects like these, our students will follow that path.

    Thank you once more, we are so grateful to you. We hope you continue to support Donorschoose.org and help the teachers in the quest of a great future for our students.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Granado

  • Deciphering The War of Secrets- WWII

    Funded May 25, 2013

    Hello! As an educator in today's world, safety has become number one. If our class isn't safe, they can't learn. The walkies you provided, give me a sense of safety that not all teachers in this building have. Week 1 we all participated in a practice lock-down. This is to prepare us and students for events like the tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary, while we hope it never happens here. As I stood huddled in a corner with a group of first graders, practicing silence, I knew my new walkies were at my finger tips. If my class needs help, I will be able to call for it. If we are trapped, or stuck, or scared, we will be able to reach the world without having to open that door. The students also know where they are and how to use them. No matter what, we will not be alone. I don't know how to begin to thank you for that. Of course, chances are we will never use them in that capacity, but its still nice to know they are there. Now, enough of that and onto how we ARE using them!!!

    As we began a new year, it took us a little bit of time to get to this unit and the activities that go with it! I saved the surprise of the walkies until it was time. The kids were sooo excited to see that we had walkie talkies and that they would get to use them! I heard many things like "Now we will get to see what the soldiers had to do" or "Will we REALLY get to use them?" and "This is going to make me really understand!" Those who don't get verbally loud, got quiet and just looked at them in awe.

    Most of my students had never seen one in person, let alone held or got to use one as these are "expensive toys" that their families couldn't afford to own, so the hands-on technology alone was an opportunity for these children! In class they are learning about various codes, how to encipher, decipher, and how radios and codes were used to win WWII ,specifically by the Navajos, aka: the Code Talkers. Students have just begun to use the walkies you all sent us, and has already impacted learning through motivation, excitement, and real-life experiences! They are exploring the walkies and learning about their use. Using critical thinking to problem solve and come up with solutions of how to make their correspondence successful! They are LOVING hiding in a corner, behind a door, or under a desk and sending secret codes to partners, or small groups! The kids in this class have found, or restarted their love of learning, even when its hard, or frustrating, or isn't on a modern day computer. They have also found a true appreciation for our past, our soldiers ,and the difficulties faced. To quote one male student "Man, this is hard! And they had to do it and hope they didn't get shot!" His classmates overwhelmingly agreed. As an educator of gifted children, who often find things come too easy or think they should automatically know how to do something or find an answer, this lesson was one I found invaluable and know it will serve them throughout their education, and in their lives! It is not something I can easily teach, it is not found in a text book, students can't even Google it. It was a gift from all of you.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Cowles

  • The Nutty Professor

    Funded May 30, 2013

    These lab coats are awesome. Thank you for making this possible. Dissection units will be much easier with a means to keep my students clean. As a charter school we struggle to add the extras, through DonorsChoose we are able to level the playing field. We are able to provide these lab coats to students because of your kindness and generosity. Please keep doing the right thing and helping schools and especially charter schools around the country. Thank you for your help. It will always be remembered.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Calderwood

  • Circuit Circus

    Funded May 19, 2013

    My students truly learned more this year in the circuit unit than they have in the past. Since I had more supplies, I was able to allow students to work in partners, rather than in groups of four or five. I was also able to circulate the room and guide student learning more effectively because I was not having to engage myself in problem-solving with faulty materials.

    I appreciate your choice to donate to DonersChoose.org. This organization does phenomenal work for our education system. Bless you all!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Thompson

  • Introduction To Electronics

    Funded May 19, 2013

    I would like to express my extreme gratitude for your donation to Donor's Choose for my project, "Introduction to Electronics." We have just completed the year and, while my students had a rudimentary introduction to electric circuits, this will allow them to advance into a more sophisticated study of resistors, capacitors and LED's. I will also be using these materials with my Senior students as part of their study of robotics where they will be designing circuits and robots for competition.

    Your support of my students is vital as almost half of them receive reduced or free lunch. This number is an indicator of the number of them with limited income. Thank you again. We will be writing once we have received and used the equipment in the fall.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Alpert

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